Whitehorse Daily Star

June 15, 2018

• School council seats still open for upcoming years School council seats are still open at some Yukon schools,
• Print, publishing event added to its story component After several years attached to the Riverside Arts Festival,
• Board seeks input into Yukon’s minimum wage The Employment Standards Board is reviewing the Yukon’s minimum wage at the request of the territorial government.
• Accessibility To Natural Beauty Improved Consultant Darryl Tait, left, and Derek Crowe, the project manager,
• Students learn to protect their privacy Diane McLeod-McKay, the Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner, recently wrapped up a tour of Whitehorse-area schools.
• Walking For Vital Reasons The annual MS Walk took place last Saturday at Rotary Peace Park.
• Heavy rains close part of campground The Department of Environment has closed loops 2 and 3 at the Kusawa Lake territorial campground due to Thursday’s heavy rain.
• New judge vows to work hard, do her best The Yukon Supreme Court has a new justice as Edith Campbell steps up to the bench.
• Now Showing Anthony Wallace is one of the artists featured in Audible Landscapes at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Rescue personnel searching for new home Officials with the local branch of the Civil Air Search And Rescue (CASAR) are scrambling to find a new permanent home.
• Lightning strike delays flight arrival An Air North passenger plane flying over Alberta was struck by lightning Thursday evening.
• Property owner hails go-ahead for townhouses Lilabeth Gallanosa says council’s 6-1 vote Monday to rezone her property at 21 12th Ave. came as a relief.
• Airport cleared; package scrutinized The Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport was closed at mid-day due to a safety concern.
• Probation breach returns man to cells A 40-year-old Whitehorse man will be serving 60 days in jail after breaching his probation order.
• Rollover takes life of award-winning firefighter A vehicle rollover on the Alaska Highway near Haines Junction on Wednesday morning claimed the life of a 19-year-old Commissioner’s Award winner and volunteer firefighter.
• Optics around office closure ‘horrible’: YEU The territory’s employees’ union is speaking out against the temporary closure of a youth office under the purview of the Department of Health and Social Services.

June 14, 2018

• Inquiry extension draws mixed reaction The Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council says it has mixed reactions to the six-month work extension for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
• Ex-premier’s speech was informative, chamber believes Former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna was an informative speaker last week in Whitehorse, the Yukon Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday.
• Young People Rule The Vanier Senior Jazz combo performs Wednesday at Arts in the Park at LePage Park in downtown Whitehorse.
• Students help recycle directories Northwestel Inc. has congratulated students at Robert Service School in Dawson City for saving 780 directories from the dump as part of the annual Northwestel Directory Recycling contest.
• Winged And Waterlogged A gull sits on a nest in the Yukon River by Quartz Road
• CDF awards more than $1.2 M to projects The Yukon government is awarding more than $1.2 million to 12 organizations through the Community Development Fund (CDF).
• Local farm to supply products to NVD for restaurants, events Northern Vision Development (NVD) and Flat Creek Farms plan to bring a greener,
• Bright picture forecast for affordable housing A Yellowknife-based affordable housing consultant calls the territory “well-positioned” to tackle the issue of affordable housing in the coming years.
• Investigation into fatality continues A single-vehicle collision left one person dead 10 kilometres east of Haines Junction on Wednesday morning.

June 13, 2018

• Air cadets on parade in Whitehorse The 551 Whitehorse Lions Royal Canadian Air Cadets held their final parade last Sunday.
• Murder trial set for 2019 The man who is accused of murdering Adam Cormack will be heading to trial next year.
• Hailing A Watershed Event Members of the Yukon’s large Filipino community celebrated Filipino Independence Day Tuesday in front of city hall,
• Man sentenced for axe incident, death threat A 76-year-old Whitehorse man will be serving a 12-month custodial sentence and 18 months’ probation for assault with a weapon and uttering a death threat.
• Shallow Bay zoning committee will be created The Yukon government and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council will be working with local community members on developing potential zoning regulations in the Shallow Bay area,
• Downtown condo tower plans suspended The development of the largest condo building in the city has been called off for now.
• Council paves way for Porter Creek townhouses A five-unit townhouse development has been approved for a Porter Creek property.
• Public hearing set on townhouse proposal The public will get a chance to tell city council their views on a proposed rezoning of a Whistle Bend property.
• Kennel owner not disclosing dogs’ whereabouts The owner of the Tagish Dog Kennel has avoided being detained for civil contempt of court, as most of her dogs have been relocated.